undevil

undevil
\\“+\ transitive verb
Etymology: un- (II) + devil, n.
1. archaic : to free from diabolical possession
2. archaic : to divest of the character of a devil

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  • Undevil — Un*dev il, v. t. [1st pref. un + devil.] To free from possession by a devil or evil spirit; to exorcise. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] They boy having gotten a habit of counterfeiting . . . would not be undeviled by all their exorcisms. Fuller. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • undevil — un·devil …   English syllables

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